Archive for MUSICALS (Musical Theatre)

RENT: A Musical Guru, but are High Schools ready for it??

We all know of the wonderful show RENT. Its vocal powerhouse song, the social awareness of aids, and also dealing with the topic of Homosexuality. I personally love this show, but are high school communities ready for this kind of entertainment. I know of a few high schools who are in the midst of rehersing for this mature show, and they have received some complaints already. There are lots of questions to be asked by parents like, “Will my son/daughter be kissing the same sex onstage?” or “Will ny son/daughter be saying the ‘F-word’??” Well, these are serious questions and I feel that there should be some changes in the script for the younger performers sake.

“In The Heights” A real ‘Feel good’ show!

In the Heights is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. It’s a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.

In the Heights comes to Broadway after a successful run at off-Broadway’s 37 Arts. It was nominated for the 2007 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics and won the 2007 Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Musical.

From the same producers who brought us Rent and Avenue Q, and created by a team of New York’s freshest young talents, In the Heights is the hip, modern and completely unique tale of a community at a crossroads.